Amanda Short
TheStarPhoenix.com
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Sum Theatre's The First Monday shares new plays with the community
The First Monday runs at Persephone Theatre until April. Every month, actors read a completed or in-development play. → Read More
Merry and bright: Holiday arts events in and around Saskatoon for 2022
A roundup of the city's festive festivities in the lead up to Christmas. → Read More
La Ronge RCMP release sketch of sexual assault suspect
RCMP say a teenage girl was forced into a vehicle and assaulted. → Read More
Saskatoon Fringe Festival back in full form with global 'flavour'
The festival features 18 live performances across three venues and 10 digital shows. It runs from Thursday to Aug. 6. → Read More
Shakespeare's Will review: Poignant performance elevates uneven script
The one-woman play runs at Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan until July 31. → Read More
La Danse dance studio changes hands after nearly 40 years
La Danse's new owners are a longtime student and its office administrator for a decade. → Read More
Review: Postmodern magic at play in SOTS’s Cymbeline
The show takes advantage of its new-found freedoms as much as possible. It’s a joy to be present for the company’s full return. → Read More
Shakespeare on the Saskatchewan names Kayvon Khoshkam as new artistic director
Khoshkam's first appearance as artistic director will be at the opening of Iago Speaks in August. → Read More
Sask. Jazz Fest kicks off with weekend shows
The festival is back in full fashion this year and celebrating its 35th anniversary. → Read More
Shakespeare on The Saskatchewan's Cymbeline is fitting chaos for the current moment
“It's kind of ordered chaos and how we find each other through that.” → Read More
Review: Saskatoon Summer Players' 9 to 5 is a joyful return to the office
It's not hard to get swept up in the cast's enthusiasm to be back onstage. The show runs at the Remai Arts Centre until July 3. → Read More
Saskatoon Summer Players returns to the stage with 9 to 5
The musical, based on the 1980 movie, features music and lyrics from Dolly Parton. It runs at the Remai Arts Centre from June 24 to July 3. → Read More
Persephone's Queermunity Theatre Race throws down queer drama gauntlet
Teams have 48 hours to put together a short play based on an “inspiration package" of props, lines and a sound effect. → Read More
Saskatoon Opera producing feminist take on Bizet's Carmen
Carmen, a French production with English subtitles, is playing at the Remai Arts Centre June 11, 14, 16 and 18. → Read More
READ Saskatoon expansion, rebrand about literacy's foundational role
Along with rebranding as Foundations, the organization announced it raised $2.36 million last year for expanded programming. → Read More
Samantha Becotte elected new president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
"I want to make sure that the generation coming in has the best experience within education." → Read More
Breaking the Curse prompts candid conversations about menstruation
Breaking the Curse, a play about experiences of menstruation, is a co-production between 25th Street Theatre and Ferre Play Theatre → Read More
Theatre in the Park celebrates 10 years of kinship and community with wâhkôhtowin
wâhkôhtowin tours parks across Saskatoon, Regina and northern Saskatchewan throughout May and June. → Read More
Advocates say collection of gender data in 2021 Canadian census is a first step
In Saskatchewan, 2,530 people identified as being transgender or nonbinary. Among the provinces, it has the second-smallest proportion. → Read More
'Where I'm supposed to be:' Northern teacher education programs provide a vision for the future
Educators say the community-based programs could serve as a model for developing other kinds of post-secondary programs in the north. → Read More